Archives for January 19, 2002

Bill Bradley, former Bills DB coach (1998-2000) brought to New York Jets last year by Ted Cotrell, is a candidate for the Defense Coordinator position for the Washington Redskins. Redskins sought permission after interviewing Kurt Schottenheimer for the DC job.

‘So the typical reaction of some – "Why doesn’t he just relax and enjoy doing nothing?" – is absurd for anyone who knows Marv Levy. "There are eons to do nothing," he says.’

‘… the History Channel has just the special for you. At 10 p.m. Tuesday, the basic cable channel partners with NFL Films for “Stories From the Hall of Fame: Pro Football.” Hosted by Hall of Famer Howie Long, two of the five stories involve Bills.’

‘Grumbling among players during the season was directed mostly at the play-calling of offensive coordinator Mike Sheppard and at offensive line coach Ronnie Vinklarek.’

‘"We could do that," Donahoe said, "and that’s still an option that we’ll certainly take a look at. I don’t like it because I think sometimes it creates hard feelings. But in the system that we have it’s available to us. We would be foolish if we didn’t explore it."’

Donahoe reiterated that Buffalo will not offer Johnson a long-term contract extension and still prefers a deal that allows the team one more season to evaluate him. The indications are that Johnson won’t accommodate the club with that kind of contract.

‘”I think it’s totally unfair to expect a player, who would normally get his bonus at one time, be expected to tier it in a way that means he has to audition,” Burrough said. “Once you activate a player, then you’ve determined by activating him that he’s ready.”‘